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100 1 _aCorroyer, Édouard,
_d1837?-1904
240 1 0 _aArchitecture gothique. English
245 1 0 _aGothic Architecture
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-10
508 _aProduced by deaurider, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Gothic Architecture" by Édouard Corroyer is a comprehensive artistic treatise written in the late 19th century. The work examines the birth and evolution of Gothic architecture, particularly focusing on its French origins and the principles that defined its various forms. The author, an architect to the French government and Inspector of Diocesan Edifices, aims to elucidate the architectural innovations of the Gothic period, particularly highlighting the significance of the flying buttress and groined vaults. The opening of the text introduces the concept of Gothic architecture as a development that originated in France during the Middle Ages. Corroyer discusses the misleading nature of the term "Gothic," which historically referred to the architecture of the Goths, a culture with little impact on architectural design. He emphasizes that what he terms Gothic architecture is essentially a continuation and evolution from earlier Romanesque styles, influenced heavily by local building traditions and innovations. Through this foundation, Corroyer sets the stage to explore the technicalities and stylistic transitions evident in prominent structures of the period, suggesting a rich interplay between cultural heritage and architectural advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArchitecture, Gothic
700 1 _aArmstrong, Walter, Sir,
_d1850-1918
700 1 _aSimmonds, Florence
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54701
999 _c95533
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